Log-haul.



G. N. GENTNER.

v L oG BAUL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14. 1908.

932,776. Patented Aug.v31, 1909.

NVENTOR.' ayg/ff//ef BY K A TTORNEY.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

,GEORG N. GENTNFEB, O F HcmBAY, WASHINGTON.

Patented Augfl, 1909.

LOG-RAUL.

93 2, 776. `Specification of Letters. Patent.

Application led November 14, 1908. SerialeNo. 462,685.

To all 'whom 'it concern:

Beit known that I, GEORG N. GENTNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at McMurray, inl the county of Skagit and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Log-Hauls, of whichthe following is as eciication.

This b'invention relates to og-hauling appliances; and its object is theprovision of means whegeby the load is reliably held to the l haulingline and in such a manner that the operatlons of attaching ordisconnecting the hauling line is facilitated.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the novelyconstruction and adaptation of devices as will be hereinafter describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a planview of ap aratus such as em loyed in the hauling o 'large logs from t ewoods and the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe main hook, drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig.

3 is a plan view of Fig. 2 with the link thereof thrown back.

vAs shown in Fig. 1, a main hauling line 5 is provided at one end with ahook 6 while its other end is` wound about themain drum 7 of a loggingengine. .8 is a line known as a choker and 1s usually formed with an eye10 at one end, with a hook 11 at the other to adord means of securementto a log 9 as by being hooked uponthe line after the same has .beenpassed about the lo as clearly represented m the view. This nemay beconnecteddirectly with said main line, but desirably connection is hadbetween the main line and the choker line by an interposed line 12,commonl known as the bull-hook line, havin a. ook 12 upon one end toengage the`c oker eye 10 and an eye 13 at the `other end to recive thehook 6 of the main line and it is also desirably provided with a swivelconnection 14 intermediate thehook and the adjacent part` of this line.One or morefair-leader pulleys, such as 15, are utilized to properlyguide the direction of the main line. `Whcn lthe logv has been drawnsuciently far'-`by such devices, the choker is disconnected from the logand this line together with the bull-hook line is drawn'back with thepaying out of the main line from the drum to be remployed in pulling outanother log. This reverse action is accomplished by a haul-back line 16which is wound about an ancillary drum'17 of said engine and isconnected with the main-line hook 6 after passing about one or moreguide pulleys, such as 18, TheI hook 6, which 1s best shown in Figs. 2and 3, is comprisedof a1 shank 19 connecting the hook-bill 2O .with thehook-eye 21 and beyond this eye is .another eye 22 to accommodate a link23 which, in effect, is apart of the aforesaid haul-back line with whichit is connected by a hook 2i permanentlyI secured to this line. The hook6 is also characterized by having its b111- point 25 made wider than theneck 26 and also by having laterally projecting cheeks 27 upon the oposite sides of the shank and in proximity o the 'hook-eye 21 lnto which,as shown in Fig. 1, the main line 1s secured. The purpose of having abroadened b111- point is to afford a saddle-like seat for the eye of theline in which the hook 1s engaged, while theprotrudi'ng cheeks 26 areintended to prevent obstacles in thev line of travel fromencountering-such line, as much as may be. l

In operation, the choker line 8 being connected with the log and alsowith the bull- 4ln thus being drawn with the'main line the resistantweight of the haul-back line effects the holding of the "link 23rearwardly to cover the opening 28 ofthe hook to prevent, in the travelof the hook, brush or the like being caught therein and likewise Apreventing the bull-hook line from becoming disconnected as might occurwherei'the s eed of the log is temporarily greater than t at of the mainline, for example, on a down hllll u ll. The llog being drawn to theextent o itstravelv is then disconnected from the lmes and by actuatingthe ancillary drum and lettlng the other drum rotate freely, thehaul-back lineredraws the main and choker lines back vfor the tender to-apply to another log, and so on.`

It will be apparent that the arran ement ofjcertain parts of the haulingapp'lances may be varled to meet' special condltlons or selection of theoperator; for example, the hook 6 can be made to form a part of theintermediate, or bull-hook connection in- Meanstead of the main line andalso that such bull-hookline may be eliminated and connection haddirectly between the choker line and the main line through theinstrumentality of the hook (3. However, the

bull-hook line is most advantageously employed as the lines mostfrequently break near the log and duplicate bull-hook and choker linesmay readily be kept for replacing either of these lilies when broken andwith little loss of time. Heretofore hook connections have been madebetween the two last named lines but as far as I am awa-re no separablemeans such as a hook ,connection has been utilized between the bull-hookline and the main line, recourse being had to splicing with a consequentcessation of profitable work in the camp. I

not only furnish means to vovercome this dishook having two eyesconnected by a shank with the hook-bill, said shank being provided uponits opposite sides with laterally protruding cheeks.

2. In appara-tus, of the classdescribed, a hook having two eyesconnected by a shank with a bill of increasing width from its neck tothe bill point. v

3. Inapparatus of the class described,a hook having two eyes connectedby a shank with a bill of increasing width from its neck to thebill-point, sai-d shank being also provided With laterally projectingcheeks upon the opposite sides of the shank and intermediate of itslength.

4. In apparatus of the class described, a. hook having two eyesconnected by a shank with a bill of increasing width from its neck tothe bill-point, said shank being also provided with laterally projectingcheeks upon the opposite sides ofthe shank and intermediate of itslength, and a link engaged in one of said eyes.

GEORG N. GENTNER. Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, HORACE BARNES.

